Leadership

Michael Shepherd Chairman

Michael Shepherd is Chairman of BNP Paribas USA and of its subsidiaries BancWest Corporation and Bank of the West.

Nandita Bakhshi President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West

Nandita Bakhshi is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West and CEO of BancWest, the parent company of Bank of the West.

Thibault Fulconis Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer

Thibault Fulconis is Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Office for Bank of the West and its holding company, BancWest. Based in San Francisco, Fulconis is also a member of the Bank's and the holding company's Executive Management Committees.

Vanessa Washington Senior Executive Vice President

Vanessa Washington is Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Bank of the West. She joined the Bank in 2006 and is a member of the Bank's Executive Management Committee.

Dan Cozine Managing Director, Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking Group

Dan Cozine serves as the Managing Director and Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking Group (CCBG) for Bank of the West, as well as the Head of Financing Solutions (FS) Americas for BNP Paribas.

Donald Duggan Senior Executive Vice President

Donald Duggan is Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Banking Services. He joined the Bank in 2002 and is a member of the Bank's Executive Management Committee.

Kirsten Garen Chief Information Officer, Senior Executive Vice President
Information Technology Group

Kirsten Garen is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the bank. Garen is also a member of the bank’s Executive Management Committee.

Emma Pertat Executive Vice President General Auditor

Ms. Pertat serves as Executive Vice President and General Auditor both at Bank of the West, and at the holding company level.

Raj Gopal Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Risk Management

Raj Gopal is an Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Bank of the West, part of the BNP Paribas group.

Pierre Ramadier Senior Executive Vice President
Group Head, Wealth Management

Pierre Ramadier is Senior Executive Vice President, Group Head of Wealth Management for Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. He is also a member of Bank of the West's Executive Management Committee.

Jean-Marc Torre Senior Executive Vice President
Commercial Banking Group

Jean-Marc Torre is Head of the Commercial Banking Group (CBG) at Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas (BNPP), responsible for the lines of business serving the Bank's commercial clients and wholesale banking.